Canceling IFR while still airborne appears to be a natural instinct of Pilotus instrumentae. Why is that? Maybe it’s our generous nature, helping your brethren waiting for release while you own the airspace. Or is it our mission-driven mindset—check that box; get it done. Or perhaps it’s simply fear of forgetting to cancel on the ground, followed by that embarrassing call on the FBO phone. (I had a, uh, friend who did that once.)
Some of us can eliminate the problem by flying only to towered airports, since Tower cancels for you upon landing. So we’re lazy, then. “None of the above,” one P. instrumentae declared. “When it’s non-towered, we wanna talk on CTAF to the VFR traffic.”
